According to Asia Times, China used data from smartphones to contain the spread of Covid19.

China used location and other data from hundreds of millions of smartphones to contain the spread of Covid-19, according to Chinese sources familiar with the program. 

As China quarantines its citizens using big data, could the US do something similar, reports Newsweek.

Technology has played a large role in China's efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak—but how will the U.S. response compare as the virus continues to spread?

Big data can be used to give insight into how ancient civilizations lived, reports Ancient Origins.

Centuries of archaeological research on the Inca Empire has netted a veritable library of knowledge. But new digital and data-driven projects led by Brown University scholars are proving that there is much more to discover about pre-colonial life in the Andes.